Larvicidal activity of Hypoestes forskaolii (Vahl) R. Br root extracts against Anopheles gambiae Giless.s, Aedes aegypti L, and Culex quinquefasciatus Say

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Table 1 Larvicidal activity of Hypoestes forskaolii root extracts against Aedes aegypti

Extract code	Time	LC50 (μg/mL)	95% CI	R^2	Regression equation
HFCE	24 hours	154.6019	1,706.3408–14.0076	0.938	y=10.57logx+26.86
	36 hours	15.0053	110.7175–2.0336	0.93	y=10.44logx+37.72
	72 hours	3.8989	22.1742–0.6856	0.87	y=12.15logx+42.82
HFME	24 hours	220.4789	904.4034–53.7492	0.994	y=18.77logx+6.015
	36 hours	56.3484	226.2731–14.0323	0.946	y=17.02logx+20.20
	72 hours	11.5432	54.3812–2.4502	0.96	y=14.28logx+34.83
Control	NM	–	–	–	–

Abbreviations: HFCE, H. forskaolii chloroform extract; HFME, H. forskaolii methanolic extract; NM, no mortality.

Table 2 Larvicidal activity of Hypoestes forskaolii root extracts against Anopheles gambiae

Extract code	Time	LC50 (μg/mL)	95% CI	R^2	Regression equation
HFCE	24 hours	69.6596	330.1227–14.6989	0.853	y=15.03logx+22.30
	36 hours	8.8111	33.1905–2.3391	0.954	y=16.19logx+34.70
	72 hours	2.0322	6.6260–0.6233	0.866	y=16.82logx+44.82
HFME	24 hours	37.1001	159.9947–8.6029	0.984	y=16.00logx+24.89
	36 hours	7.4977	25.1042–2.2393	0.940	y=17.43logx+34.75
	72 hours	9.5728	15.22–1.5400	0.973	y=8.965logx+68.02
Control	NM	–	–	–	–

Abbreviations: HFCE, H. forskaolii chloroform extract; HFME, H. forskaolii methanolic extract; NM, no mortality.

Table 3 Larvicidal activity of Hypoestes forskaolii root extracts against Culex quinquefasciatus

Extract code	Time	LC50 (μg/mL)	95% CI	R^2	Regression equation
HFCE	24 hours	177.5595	1661.1320–18.9794	0.856	y=11.43logx+24.29
	36 hours	18.0962	97.3554–3.3637	0.933	y=13.51logx+33.01
	72 hours	6.0004	27.4143–1.3133	0.851	y=13.93logx+39.16
HFME	24 hours	137.7328	530.6684–35.7471	0.96	y=18.70logx+10.55
	36 hours	31.7442	112.8697–8.9271	0.97	y=18.02logx+22.94
	72 hours	6.4358	23.0496–1.7961	0.972	y=16.51logx+36.65
Control	NM	–	–	–	–

Abbreviations: HFCE, H. forskaolii chloroform extract; HFME, H. forskaolii methanolic extract; NM, no mortality.